In the Bartholow Et Al

question 116

Multiple Choice

In the Bartholow et al.(2005) study on aggression and violent video games,students who were relatively experienced and those who were inexperienced responded differently to competition because

• A) the experienced participants were older than the inexperienced.
• B) the two groups of participants interpreted their competitors' behavior in different ways.
• C) the inexperienced participants did not like the competitive task as much as the experienced ones.
• D) the inexperienced participants were more confused by the competitive task.

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Definitions:

Primary Reinforcer

A naturally reinforcing item or outcome, like food or water, that does not require learning to become desirable or rewarding.

Operant Conditioning

A learning paradigm that tailors the intensity of a conduct through positive feedback or negative repercussions.

Shaping

The process of reinforcing successively closer approximations to a desired behavior, used in behavioral training and conditioning.

Delayed Reinforcement

A technique in behavior modification that involves a time delay between the desired response of an organism and the delivery of reward.